October 28, 2016 – Waking Brain Cells

Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts this week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Decolonizing Nostalgia: When Historical Fiction Betrays Readers of Color — The Horn Book http://buff.ly/2ekonpV #diversity #kidlit

How Audiobooks Can Help Kids Who Struggle with Reading http://buff.ly/2eSj2Wb #reading #kidlit

Unearthing the true story behind former British spy and treasured children’s author Arthur Ransome http://buff.ly/2eku746 #kidlit

We interviewed @macbarnett and @MrAdamRex about their latest creative collaboration! http://bit.ly/2euLfBX

Willy Wonka Movie in the Works at Warner Bros. http://buff.ly/2eymKqg #kidlit

LIBRARIES

City To Expand Library Facilities In Public Housing Developments http://buff.ly/2ektIi6 #libraries

TEEN LIT

The 30 Best Young Adult Books of All Time http://buff.ly/2eqms6f #yalit

HarperCollins to Publish a New Pittacus Lore Series http://buff.ly/2eNaLmO #yalit

The Irish Examiner has the shortlist for the 2016 Irish Book Awards. The awards span 14 categories. Here are the ones related to literature for youth:

SPECSAVERS CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR – JUNIOR

A Child of Books – Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers

Goodnight Everyone – Chris Haughton

Historopedia – Fatti and John Burke

Pigín of Howth – Kathleen Watkins, illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs

Rover and the Big Fat Baby – Roddy Doyle, illustrated by Chris Judge

SPECSAVERS CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR – SENIOR

Needlework – Deirdre Sullivan

Flawed – Cecelia Ahern

Waking Brain Cells